CTE, ice hockey

BU study indicates CTE risk is linked to years of hockey played, not just to being an enforcer
The BU CTE Center studied 77 male brains who were amateurs and professional ice hockey players. 27 out of 28 professional players had CTE.
CTE study of 77 dead hockey players: Risk for brain disease increased with each year played
The Boston University CTE Center study of 77 dead male ice hockey players showed that the risk for the brain disease jumped by 34% with each year played.
CTE Evident in Brains of Deceased Ice Hockey Players
Evidence of CTE -- a degenerative brain disease that can be diagnosed only at autopsy -- was found in 19.2% of donors who played hockey for less than 13 years, 51.9% of those who played for 13 to 23 years, and 95.8% of those who played for more than 23 years, reported Jesse Mez, MD, MS, of Boston University, and co-authors.
Odds of chronic traumatic encephalopathy for male ice hockey players increase by 34% with each year played, study finds
The largest study ever of 77 deceased male ice hockey players by the Boston University CTE Center found that the odds of having chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increased by 34% each year played,
New study shows odds of ice hockey players developing CTE increase significantly with each year played
Eighteen of the 19 NHL players whose brains were studied after death were discovered to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Longer careers in ice hockey are linked to a greater risk of CTE, a new study finds
A new Boston University study of 77 deceased male ice hockey players found that their chances of developing the degenerative brain disease known as CTE increased with each year they played the sport.
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CTE Plus Family History of Mental Illness Raises Odds for Aggression
Concussion-related brain damage can combine with a family history of mental illness to make some athletes and military ...
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What To Know About Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
Medically reviewed by Mallory Christopherson DC, FMT, CSCS Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative ...
Aggression in chronic traumatic encephalopathy linked to family history of mental illness
People who have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) who have a family history of mental illness may have a higher risk of ...
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Heading a soccer ball causes CTE-like brain damage
Researchers from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) analyzed the brain MRIs of 352 amateur soccer players, aged ...
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Family History, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Linked to Middle Age Aggression
Learn how chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and family history of mental illness amplify aggression risk in middle-aged ...
How CTE explains why former KC Chiefs great Jim Tyrer is on cusp of Hall of Fame
We just feel like if he gets in, and his story is retold and people revisit Jim Tyrer as a man, that the true legacy of him ...